Series synopsis
Top Model po-russki, also known as Топ-модель по-русски is a reality television series that premiered on Muz-TV on April 3, 2011. It ended on December 28, 2014. It stars Kseniya Sobchak, Elena Suprun, Inna Zobova and Danila Polyakov.
Top Model po-russki is a Russian reality television show and the second Russian adaptation of Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model, after You are a Supermodel, which aired from 2004 to 2007. The show places a group of young contestants from Russia against each other in a variety of challenges to determine who will win title of the next Russian Top Model along with a lucrative modelling contract, and other prizes in the hope of a successful future in the modeling industry.
Premise
Top Model po-russki is a Russian reality television show and the second Russian adaptation of Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model, after You are a Supermodel, which aired from 2004 to 2007. The show places a group of young contestants from Russia against each other in a variety of challenges to determine who will win title of the next Russian Top Model along with a lucrative modelling contract, and other prizes in the hope of a successful future in the modeling industry.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kseniya Sobchak as Host/Head Judge
- Elena Suprun as Judge
- Inna Zobova as Judge
- Danila Polyakov as Judge
- Vladislav Lisovets as Judge
- Irina Shayk as Host/Head Judge
- J. Alexander as Judge
- Vincent McDoom as Judge
Supporting cast
- Natasha Stefanenko as Host/Head Judge
- Denis Simachev as Judge
Guest cast
- Tess Feuilhade as Judge
- Mikhail Korolev as Judge
- Darya Korniyenko as Contestant
- Dmitry Iskhakov as Photographer
- Vladimir Timchuk as Photographer
- Ali Khan as Photographer
- Danila Velichko as Photographer
- Ekaterina Rozhdestvenskaya as Photographer
- Victor Sanabrais as Photographer
- Tyra Banks as Special guest
- Liliya Kotsur as Contestant
- Mariya Minogarova as Contestant
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 66 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 16 | April 3, 2011 | May 22, 2011 |
| Season 2 | 14 | September 25, 2011 | November 6, 2011 |
| Season 3 | 12 | March 25, 2012 | May 27, 2012 |
| Season 4 | 12 | September 16, 2012 | December 1, 2012 |
| Season 5 | 12 | October 26, 2014 | December 28, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak announced a casting for the show. After 3 months of casting and visiting 16 Russian cities, 34 beauties arrived in Moscow. The jury began the test with a runway, after which three participants were sent home. The next morning, the girls were waiting for a photo session. Then there was an interview with the participants, where the jury members considered candidates for victory. After an interview, the jury reduced the list to 17 participants. Later in the evening, Ksenia chose 17 girls for the title of "Top Model po-russki", and the remaining 14 girls had to leave. |
April 3, 2011 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 17 participants were given the key to the new house from Ksenia. The very next day the girls were woken up by fitness trainer Oksana Yashankina for morning exercises. Then the girls met with a team of stylists. The first photo session stunned the girls: they had to shoot in swimsuits alone on the roof of their penthouse in the cold weather. |
April 3, 2011 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The next day there was a challenge in which the girls showed their runway walk in dresses to Inna Zobova and Daniil Kosenkov. The next day, the "Brigade U - Nesekta!" Morning Show's hosts came to visit the girls and gave the girls presents. Then they arranged a game "Sea figure", where they had to pose for a clue to them. The second photo session was dedicated to advertising the Bruno Banani fragrance. |
April 10, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 25, 2011 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 25, 2011 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 2, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | March 25, 2012 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 1, 2012 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 8, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The final fifteen contestants arrived in Paris for a round of introductions with Tess Feuilhade and Vincent McDoom. The following day, they partook in a sight-seeing photo shoot where the goal was to create postcards for their families back in Russia. |
September 16, 2012 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The remaining thirteen contestants moved into their new home, and received runway training from judge J. Alexander. They were later styled in gowns for a high-end photo shoot session with bicycles, courtesy of Vélib. |
September 23, 2012 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The contestants received a visit from Vincent McDoom for a lesson on personal style, and later had a photo shoot in pairs where they had to portray angels and devils in a campaign for Centro. |
September 29, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The twenty semi-finalists converged in front of the Bolshoi Theatre for a public introduction with the judges. They later took on their first photo shoot, which involved posing for promotional stills and filming segments for the show's opening sequence. At the end of the episode, the judges reviewed the material and selected the final fourteen contestants. |
October 26, 2014 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The finalists moved into their new home. They later had a runway lesson while wearing a blindfold and practiced their walks at an ice rink, where the best performer during the lesson was granted immunity from elimination. After having their measurements taken and analyzed, the models were taken to the Moscow Metro for their first photo shoot. |
October 26, 2014 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The remaining contestants received makeovers, and later posed nude in a photo shoot against bullying. |
November 2, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Muz-TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 3, 2011 |
| Last aired | December 28, 2014 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |